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Had a work "brain-storming" day today and my team won the quiz; we got to pick from a lucky dip of prizes, and I got a DVD of the TV series (1996) "Our Friends in the North". I never saw this first time round and everyone says it's brilliant, so I was very pleased. Now I just have to put aside 10 hours to watch it!

Currently reading "The Body in the Ice" by A J Mackenzie & "A Death in the Dales" by Julia Chapman

We are going to be welcoming baby number 3 to our family! I had my second ultrasound today (19 weeks) which has made me feel a lot more confident about the pregnancy. At 12 weeks I had the ultrasound checking for Down's Syndrome and while the actual measurement they took from the ultrasound image was good, the blood tests they do at the same time were a bit out. I opted out of having an amnio (rate of miscarriage was greater). The over risk was still lower than the risk for my age without testing (I am 38), but also a lot higher than it was for my previous pregnancies. Apparently, the lower blood tests can also indicate other possible risks like slower growth, early labour, pre eclampsia.

So today, the scan was good and baby is growing spot on for dates, and I am relieved.